Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dovьlěti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *do- +‎ Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to wish”) + *-ěti. Underlying verb cognate with Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to will”).

Verb

*dovьlěti impf

1. (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough

   Synonym: *goněti

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dovьlěti, *dovьlě, *dovьľetь (impf., -ě/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*dovьlěnьje	*dovьlěti	*dovьlětъ	*dovьlělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*dovьlěnъ	*dovьľemъ
Active	*dovьlěvъ	*dovьľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dovьlěxъ	*dovьlě	*dovьlě	*dovьľǫ	*dovьľeši	*dovьľetь
Dual	*dovьlěxově	*dovьlěsta	*dovьlěste	*dovьľevě	*dovьľeta	*dovьľete
Plural	*dovьlěxomъ	*dovьlěste	*dovьlěšę	*dovьľemъ	*dovьľete	*dovьľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dovьlěaxъ	*dovьlěaše	*dovьlěaše	—	*dovьľi	*dovьľi
Dual	*dovьlěaxově	*dovьlěašeta	*dovьlěašete	*dovьľivě	*dovьľita	—
Plural	*dovьlěaxomъ	*dovьlěašete	*dovьlěaxǫ	*dovьľimъ	*dovьľite	—

Conjugation of *dovьlěti, *dovьlě, *dovьlějetь (impf., -ě-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-ěti

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*dovьlěnьje	*dovьlěti	*dovьlětъ	*dovьlělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*dovьlěnъ	*dovьlějemъ
Active	*dovьlěvъ	*dovьlěję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dovьlěxъ	*dovьlě	*dovьlě	*dovьlějǫ	*dovьlěješi	*dovьlějetь
Dual	*dovьlěxově	*dovьlěsta	*dovьlěste	*dovьlějevě	*dovьlějeta	*dovьlějete
Plural	*dovьlěxomъ	*dovьlěste	*dovьlěšę	*dovьlějemъ	*dovьlějete	*dovьlějǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dovьlěaxъ	*dovьlěaše	*dovьlěaše	—	*dovьlěji	*dovьlěji
Dual	*dovьlěaxově	*dovьlěašeta	*dovьlěašete	*dovьlějivě	*dovьlějita	—
Plural	*dovьlěaxomъ	*dovьlěašete	*dovьlěaxǫ	*dovьlějimъ	*dovьlějite	—

Derived terms

• *udovьliti, *udovьlětvoriti (“to satisfy”)

Related terms

• *velěti, *veliti (“to proclaim”)
• *voľa (“will”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: довълѣти (dovŭlěti), довлѣти (dovlěti), довьлꙗти (dovĭljati)
    • Russian: довле́ть (dovlétʹ) (obsolete, nonstandard)
    • Ukrainian: довлі́ти (dovlíty)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: довьлѣти (dovĭlěti)
    • Bulgarian: довле́я (dovléja) (archaic)
  • Slovene: dovlẹ́ti (tonal orthography) (formal)

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dovьlěti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 89
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “довлеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “удовляти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 20